1510
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Lamentation is a 1510 ink by Hans Baldung Grien, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a group of people gathered around a dead figure laid on the ground. Trees and a distant town sit in the background, while the figures kneel or stand close, their faces turned toward the body. One person holds a small child, and another reaches out as if in sorrow. The scene looks like a moment of grief, with the figures’ postures full of weight and care. This kind of print was made using a carved block of wood, where ink fills the grooves to create the image. Next, check out how this artist used woodcut.
Hans Baldung (1484 or 1485 – September 1545), called Hans Baldung Grien, (being an early nickname, because of his predilection for the colour green), was a painter, printer, engraver, draftsman, and stained glass…
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